at home...why would he? she'll combine two together. >> tonight, golden gabby. the virginian with the big smile. even president obama took notice. >> we could not be prouder of gabby. we could not be prouder of her teammates. >> i'll tell you about our n newest tropical storm. >> plus, new details about the state that nearly took down three planes above d.c. and the

scramble to avoid tragedy. >> good evening. a virginia teenager with a big smile makes history at the olympics. >> gabby douglas took the gold. more on that big win. >> reporter: oh, what a beauty. virginia beach native gabby douglas gave the performance of her life tonight, being the third gymnast to win the all around and only the fourth ever. setting the bar high with a solid vault and a strong performance on the uneven bars, conquered the balance beam with ease. in the end, she proved she could handle the pressure nailing that performance that wins her the gold. >> i just feel it's amazing to be called the olympic champion. and so many hard work and effort and passion and determination in the gym.

every day, you have to push it every day. it definitely feels amazing and i'm so honored to be named that. >> reporter: today, douglas got a personal shoutout from president obama while he praised all the american athletes. >> virginia's own, gabby douglas. usa, usa, usa. >> reporter: tonight, silver spring native and gold medallist herself excid about heroin. she had to change her own web site from only african american to win an individual gymnast medal to first. go, gabby. back to you. >> dan is in london. katie will have her reaction to swimming her first olympic race. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> tonight, a new sketch.

investigators say this man lured a woman into a wooded area in georgetown and sexually assaulted her. it's the second attack in recent weeks and it has a lot of people nervous. shamari? >> well, doreen, police tell me that the attacker met the woman here at the intersecti of m street and 31st street. police say he sexually assaulted her. this is the second time a woman has been attacked in less than a month in georgetown and pushed into bushes. >> you have to travel with your friends. >> reporter: 19-year-olds stay close together at nighttime in georgetown. >> where ever we go out, we try to go with at least a group of people. >> reporter: the man shown in this composite sketch attacked a girl 1:00 in the morning in the georgetown waterfront area. the suspect he.

>> investigators say they walked near the c&o canal. she got away and he took off running. >> something not too good. >> reporter: maerio rosso owns a restaurant and police looked at surveillance video. >> the cameras were pointed to the wrong direction. they couldn't really find anything. >> reporter: this is the second reported sexual assault in less than a month. police say a man sexually assaulted a jogger on the trail last week. here's a composite sketch of that suspect. take a look at both of them together. one is described as black, the other white with an australian accent. >> i either travel with my friends or i do the 360 view and i continually turn my head around and around to make sure that no one is following me. >> that's some good advice. now looking at a live picture of

the suspect's composite sketch. you can log onto nbcwashington.com and see all the sketches of the two over the past month. live in georgetown, news 4. >> we're talking about weather now. it is august so it's hot and humid. doug, that's kind of how it rolls, right? >> that's exactly how it rolls down the d.c. area, jim. 81 degrees, it is hot and humid, too. it is hot out of the south at 10 miles an hour. we still have a heat index this hour. 75 in culpepper and also 81 over towards annapolis. we did have a few showers and storms today, especially in through southern maryland. fairfax county saw quite a big storm. now, though, we are all dry. we'll talk about our storm chances for the weekend. plus, we're talking about a brand new tropical storm. i'll show you the path of that storm coming up in a minute. >> ray la hood says an air

traffic controller acted quickly. they had to redirect some flights because of bad weather. one tbound flight wound up close to the path of two inbound flights. in spite of saying they were never close to an in-air collision, you can hear some confusion. >> all three flights involve us airways jets. the faa is still investigating the incident. a charter bus company with a hub in d.c. is looking to what caused a deadly crash in southern illinois. more than 80 people were on board when the double decker bus smashed into an overpass. the passenger says the driver lost control after a tire blew out. >> new questions tonight about the mental state of the alleged colorado movie theater gunman.

a producer working on a batman spin-off says james holmes called him before the shooting. he watch it had movie trailer more than a hundred times and he wanted to know how many people batman killed. that news follows by the denver post which claim that is the psychiatrist who was treating holmes warned the university of colorado about his behavior weeks before his attack. that warning was reportedly never given to police. >> a man is still in jail tonight after creting a pachbic. police say his name is kyle tanner. went to the movies, sat in the front row and started cursing and yelling. at one point, he pointed a finger at the audience as if it were a gun. police were called in. he was charged with disorderly nduct and reckless endangerment. >> maryland police will be

keeping a close eye on chick-fila restaurants tomorrow. it's in response to the restaurant ceo's comments against gay marriage. on wednesday, thousands took part in a national chick-fila appreciation day. >> tonight, a war of words on the economy. president obama is campaigning in loudoun county since virginia is an important state. it's trickle down fairy dust that has failed in the past and summed up the tax plan as romney pays less, you pay more. standing in front of high school, the pthd also spelled out why this vit could be important for his reelection. >> we won loudoun county last time. and if we win loudoun county this time, we will win virginia. and if we win virginia, we will win this election.

>> the president also unvailed new campaign ads continuing his message that the republican plans will hurt the middle class. from colorado, another important state in the election, mitt romney made a bold promise. he said he will create 12 million new jobs in the next four years if he's elected. >> i understand what it takes to get america working again. i understand it's small businesses that create jobls in america. that people great jobs, not government. and i'm going to get america working again. >> virginia governor appeared with romney tonight at an event from the public governor's association. mechanic dona mcdonald is said to be on the short list of running mates. >> d.c., home to the type a obsessive-compulsive personality. those traits can bring people success at work, but it can also cause some unhealthy disorders.

namely, over-exercising. >> my goal was to try to come in under 21 minutes for a 5k by the end of the summer. >> reporter: 53-year-old chris leer admits he was never a runner before, but when he decided to join a racing series, he says the thrill of the competition became addictive. >> once you started winning, it's very contagious. >> so he started training harder, running longer distanlss and adding boot camp classes. it was all starting to take a toll on his body. >> i just hit a point where i couldn't walk anymore. >> reporter: the doctor says he's seeing more and more pashlpashl patients like leer who are over-exercising. >> it's very common in runners to see this in particular to see this over-exercising. it seems to be that type a personality. >> in the last 1 ye12 years, th

of people finishing marathons has increased 50%. in d.c., dozens of new boutique fitness studios keep popping up offering everything from intense boot camps to spinning. >> fear of being fat, fear of losing control. fear of, you know, sort of losing structure in their day-to-day life. >> psychiatrist dr. antonia says over-exercisers are often similar to over-eaters. it becomes a problem when it gets in the way of social activities or relationships. and, of course, when it starts to affect their bodies physically. >> unfortunately, the way people start to know is from pain.

>> usually bone spurs, shin splints. over-exercisers will feel extreme fatigue and joint stiffness. chris leer suffered a stress fracture and had to take a break from running. after a few months of rest, he's back on track now. >> it's a bonding thing, a competitive thing. >> physical therapist will tell you it's not how much exercise you're doing, but how fast you ramp up when you're training. the important thing is don't wait to see a doctor if an injury becomes chronic or gets worse. >> reporter: coming up tonight, new york times columnist turned to twitter to find his phone. >> plus, the duel in the pool and a 15-year-old swimmer from bethes prepares for her moment in the spot light. dan has the latest from london next. i got the chance to start my own business.

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and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

a new york giant's columnist lost his phone and then he panicked. then, he turned to twitter to find it and his search went viral. >> you just want to throw up. >> reporter: it's enough to make your stomach sink. >> your stomach is like no! losing your iphone. but what about taking to twitter in order to find it. >> and pretty soon, it was this whole internet man hunt. >> reporter: that's what david vogue did. philly to connecticut when he

noticed his phone was gone. call it, he said? i tried that. he used the app find my iphone to pull up this map of where the phonr.e pleahow,nt maryland. four days and thousands of retweets later, prince george's county police get detectives on the case. apparently, they do this sort of thing.ce george's county, we wi go look for your phone. hearnd there it was.>>e said gud we f the. what is uehey y, is it'smedia, journalism at itbest. newnc 4. phelps coming out on top. oncnu om the stngre >>ncovit, it's into really hit

emioll and, yoi know, i think watching my mom and sisters up in the stands, you know, i kind of spot them after every race. and i know for my mom, especially, it's very emotional for her. you know, i'm the last phelps to co through. >> 4's dan henly has a look we t big headliner ae wins his first individual gold. and you touched on it earlier, gabby douglas, she locked up the individual all around. her second medal of the games. and cloeszer to me. talking a katie ledecky. 15-year-old fromo out to a fast start th morning. we caught upith ledecky almost

immediately after her first olympic race. >> i'm really happy with that swim. i was a little nervous, i had lot of adrenaline going. i may have tan that a little bit fast. this is a first for you? >> yeah, i just see i'll get . pos some rest and be ready for tomorrow. i'ly ready for that. and i ink we .> greatative kate in her second straight olympics, she fails to qualify. >> i didn't know wt happened happen. i certain hopedhat wouldn't happen. but it is what it is. australia. the team led by a couple of former turks has two games left to improve their standing. >> we had two balls pass the gold cage today. we're dominating half.

it'seally fortunate. but it's going to happen. 've got to just work out of >> tm usa rolls over nigeria and basketball. from london, dan henly, news 4. >> an olympic today and a big swim for katie ledecky tomorrow lile small f me. maybe tomorrow. >> 15 years it >> tell you what, you want to see something really cool? pufo let's go to london right now. fr have a live shot of big ben.y now, hh temperatures today, that95 degrees.s. simply amazing how hot we have been and we're going to see ow, degrees at this hour. as you look across the rest ofts area, temperatures still on the not 81ik . annapolis, but it's still in the

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